How To Install med-bio on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install med-bio on Kali Linux.

What is med-bio

med-bio is:

This metapackage will install Debian packages for use in molecular biology, structural biology and other biological sciences.

There are three methods to install med-bio on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install med-bio Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install med-bio using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install med-bio

Install med-bio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install med-bio using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install med-bio

Install med-bio Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install med-bio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install med-bio

How To Uninstall med-bio on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the med-bio package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove med-bio

Uninstall med-bio And Its Dependencies

To uninstall med-bio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-bio

Remove med-bio Configurations and Data

To remove med-bio configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge med-bio

Remove med-bio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove med-bio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-bio

Dependencies

med-bio have the following dependencies:

• med-config
• med-tasks

References

• med-bio website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install med-bio package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.